Honor 600 Pro Review
Honor 600 Pro pros and cons
Impressive 200MP camera setup.
Exceptional 6,450mAh battery.
Early adopter offers make for great value proposition.
Steep launch pricing.
Overly Apple-inspired aesthetic.
With a sophisticated camera system, immense battery capacity and a clear commitment to an AI-led future, the Honor 600 Pro clears the 'pro phone' bar on paper, but how does that translate in real world experience, and is it worth the price?
Read our Honor 600 Pro review to find out!
Design and specifications
The Honor 600 Pro makes a strong style statement with its precision-carved, unibody aesthetic, firmly laying its near-flagship status out there with a clean and premium finish.
Weighing a well-balanced 195g, it feels substantial without the bulk usually associated with rugged hardware, yet it remains an absolute beast when it comes to being robust.
Veering away from the once-popular curved glass look, the 600 Pro adopts a very modern flat-edged design, complete with burnished aluminium sides and a cold carbon glass rear. The finish on the back is particularly impressive, complete with a tactile matte texture that also does an excellent job of staving off fingerprints even after a day of heavy use.
There is a nice interplay between the matte body and the translucent rectangular housing for the camera array. This will prove a little familiar to iPhone fans, with the triangular setup and pronounced bump of the 600 Pro seemingly heavily inspired by the iPhone 17 Pro / Max models.
Not a bad design to take a leaf from by any means, but at a time where Xiaomi took it to innovative extremes with a second display on the rear of their Apple-esque device (literally named the 17 Pro Max), Honor's latest lacks a little uniqueness by hewing so closely to its inspiration.
On that topic, there is an intriguing situation where the UK market receives just two colour variants of the Honor 600 Pro, specifically Golden White (reviewed) and Black.
Our shores are missing out on a third orange colourway, however, which is not only going to see a domestic launch with the standard Honor 600, but would be destined to draw further accusations of iPhone imitation on the Pro.
It is likely best for the super-popular Chinese manufacturer to have steered clear, although Honor's is a more muted shade of orange than Apple's latest sales juggernaut...a missed opportunity to just embrace the chaos and give Android fans an alternative!
Flipping to the front, Honor has also focused on refinement by reducing the display bezel to a frankly ridiculous 0.98mm, which is thinner than the edge of a penny, lending the Honor 600 Pro one of the highest screen-to-body ratios in the smartphone world.
It is certainly an aspect that is subtle, yet noticeable whilst enjoying its expansive display - only briefly broken by a hole for the front-facing camera. It is hard to ignore once you realise how much more real estate this technological step forward lends to daily use.
This material is significantly more resistant to pressure than standard glass, allowing the phone to survive a 100kg crush test and drops from 2.5 metres onto solid granite.
Carrying IP68, IP69 and IP69K certifications, that lattermost plaudit means that beyond sand and submersion, the 600 Pro is protected against high-pressure, high-temperature water jets, making it perfect for trips to your local water park.
For those who do find themselves in damp conditions, a welcome addition is that the device also offers waterproof touch technology, allowing the screen to remain fully responsive when either hands or the display itself are wet.
Anyone who has attempted to use their non-liquid friendly phone in the shower knows that it being waterproof and actually working when being attacked by water are totally different things!
On that note, it was an interesting situation in which the device's serviceable fingerprint reader was a little less responsive in those moist conditions.
This is a natural shortcoming of such a precise security requirement, but an observation nonetheless.
All in all, Honor has effectively crafted a tank draped in velvet with the 600 Pro. It is hard-wearing with all of the official strength standards one might look for in a rugged device, yet a masterclass in remaining entirely elegant and attractive whilst doing so.
Display and audio quality
The 600 Pro's 6.57-inch AMOLED display boasts a crisp 1.5K resolution (2728 x 1264) that delivers a sharp 458 ppi density.
The 'wow' factor comes at the fact it reaches a staggering peak brightness of 8,000 nits, far beyond the 5,000 nits of its 400 Pro predecessor, ensuring perfect legibility even under direct, harsh sunlight.
Honor continues to offer a suite of features catering to eye care, from 3840Hz PWM dimming and Al-driven technology designed to reduce both eye strain during extended use, or motion sickness when on the move.
Those features are appreciated, as the 600 Pro's panel is one you will not want to take your eyes off thanks to full certification for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video HDR playback, as well as HDR10+ and HDR Vivid support to ensure that high-end streaming content looks pin-sharp as the wi-fi will allow.
On the audio side, Honor has equipped the 600 Pro with a powerful stereo speaker setup that delivers a loud, full-bodied soundstage, complete with support for Honor Sound audio effects, offering a range of slightly gimmicky listening modes alongside a built-in EQ to tailor the output to personal tastes.
For those using wireless headphones, the inclusion of aptX Lossless support ensures high-resolution audio playback is handled with ease. The Honor 600 Pro is a solid audio-visual package designed for lovers of the great outdoors and couch surfers alike, providing a flagship viewing experience in any conditions.
Camera capabilities
One major standout feature of the Honor 600 Pro is undoubtedly its sophisticated AiMAGE Camera System equipped to serve up the cream of the crop when it comes to both long-range and low-light photography.
The primary hardware consists of a massive 200MP Ultra Night Camera with a 1/1.4-inch sensor and an f/1.9 aperture. This flagship-level sensor, last seen as the telephoto snapper in Honor's Magic 8 Pro, utilises advanced pixel-binning technology to combine data.
This pulls in significantly more light for night shots, reducing light bleed or blown-out sources, while lending much-needed clarity when capturing fast-moving subjects.
Taking this device both to a busy Royal Windsor Racecourse and the bustling streets of Chongqing, China lent it no shortage of challenging subjects, with everything from a dizzying array of neon lights to the flurry of hooves put under the periscope, and the Honor 600 Pro performed admirably on both occasions.
Shutter speed was decent, burst mode came in incredibly handy, albeit a tiny bit slower to start than needed, when trying to snap horses and jockeys sprinting down the final furlong, and images both in portrait and standard photo mode came out overwhelmingly colour-accurate to the original settings for wide vista shots.
The night imagery was particularly impressive, as you can see in most cases there is a strong definition to lines, buildings and people despite adverse low-light conditions.
You can see the close-up detail in the flowers, or the colours of the cotton candy vendors creations, just how accurately the Honor 600 Pro is able to capture scenes without them feeling overly enhanced.
Resulting images were incredibly vibrant, thanks to HDR in many cases, but without the hyper-realism or oversaturation that can befall lesser lenses.
However, this can also be adjusted to taste, thanks to Al Color Engine, which uses deep learning to analyse over 16 million colours. This allows artistic flair to flourish, allowing users to replicate specific cinematic styles by teaching the camera a colour palette from a reference image.
Honor's ongoing partnership with lauded photo-house Studio Harcourt also makes a comeback, allowing users to capture portraits that emulate the classic, high-contrast look of iconic French photography.
Video recording is equally ambitious, with the 600 Pro supporting 4K recording at up to 60fps across its main and telephoto lenses.
The device includes a dedicated Cinematic Video mode that applies natural-looking background blur and professional colour grading in real time.
This is paired with a 50MP periscope telephoto lens that offers 3.5x optical zoom and a staggering 120x digital zoom, while rounding out the rear trio is a 12MP ultrawide camera.
While it lacks the sheer megapixel count of its siblings, it offers a sweeping 112-degree field of view that proves highly capable for expansive landscape photography and tight indoor shots, maintaining consistent colour tuning with the primary sensor.
A 7x Al Super Zoom 2.0 system helps bridge the gap between optical and digital, bridging the gap between on-device image processing and cloud-based algorithms to restore texture and detail at mid-range distances, achieving decent results on balance.
There is still an element of guesswork when trying to capture people or signage at a distance, with the results suitably imprecise.
However, buildings and architecture simply pop at range, and the images are certainly what one should expect for this tier of device.
Optical Image Stabilisation is officially rated at CIPA 6.5-level, which effectively compensates for natural hand shakes and jitters - but night shots (and the time they take to capture) still resulted in the odd blurry image.
The Al Photo Agent brings a suite of generative editing tools directly to your gallery, retaining features that debuted on the Honor 400 Pro like Al Eraser and Al Outpainting. These allow you to remove photobombers or take some creative license to digitally expand the background of a tight shot with a single tap.
Users can now even rely on voice prompts, making natural speech enough to tweak and tailor photos to your heart's content. While the results are generally decent, night photography still benefits from a steady hand, as the longer shutter speeds required for the Ultra Night Engine can occasionally lead to blurring if the device is not held perfectly still.
By borrowing the telephoto sensor from its flagship sibling, Honor has successfully lowered the price and technological barriers to high-end photography, making professional-grade shots, night and otherwise, accessible to a broader audience.
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Software and performance
A Snapdragon 8 Elite chip powers the Honor 600 Pro. It remains a snappy operator, delivering a significant improvement in CPU performance and a massive boost to Al processing.
This is backed by a sole variant of 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, ensuring the phone handles demanding games and multitasking with ease.
A professional-grade vapour chamber cooling system ensures the device stays comfortable during intensive tasks, which is particularly useful for those who engage in long gaming sessions at high frame rates, presenting no issues when maxing out Call of Duty Mobile during tests.
The 600 Pro's operating system and overall user experience are defined by an Al-first approach to MagicOS 10. Built upon Android 16, the interface feels light and responsive, with accommodating features like Magic Portal making it effortless to drag and drop content between applications.
Honor has also committed to six years of Android OS upgrades and security patches for the 600 Pro, providing peace of mind for long-term owners. A dedicated physical Al button is a stroke of genius, acting as a pressure-sensitive gateway to the phone's smartest tools. A simple press can summon Al Screen Suggestions, while a double press triggers the primary Al Agent for complex queries.
The sheer volume of artificial intelligence features is impressive. A major highlight is the introduction of Image to Video 2.0, where some welcome refinements enable genuinely creative storytelling. In an attempt to bring my children's toys to life, we used the tool together to animate some plastic figures.
By simply taking a few snaps (like the below) and inputting a specific text prompt, "The bear does a flip and starts to dance", the 600 Pro generated a remarkably fluid 8-second clip, blowing my 3-year-old's mind in the process!
This iteration represents a significant leap forward by enabling direct prompt inputs, allowing you to generate videos from a start and end frame, or combine up to three reference images.
Users can now dictate specific actions, from camera pans to character movements, moving beyond the automated guesses of the original service.
However, this functionality is currently in a trial phase for users. Our only limitation during the review period was the kids' patience, as it can take between 30 and 90 seconds to generate a brief clip, although there will likely be a monthly cap on content generation once available in the wider market.
For everyday productivity, the Honor 600 Pro includes Al Summary and Al Notes for quick transcription and document management, alongside seamless integration with Google Gemini for daily assistance.
Security is also handled by Al, with dedicated deepfake detection tools to offer an immediate safeguard within the camera and communication apps to help identify manipulated media in real time, alerting you if a caller appears to be using a fake voice or face. Honor continues to drive forward both Al adoption and practical integration.
This is all part of their 'Alpha Plan' for market domination, brought to life in an approachable and engaging way, representing material progress since the 400 Pro's initial strides.
Battery life and charging
Stamina is undoubtedly one of the most stellar specs found on the Honor 600 Pro.
The 6,400mAh lithium polymer battery easily manages a full day of heavy work and supports nearly 24 hours of video playback.
To put this achievement into perspective against the competition, most flagship devices sitting at this £900 price point, and even ultra-premium handsets creeping past the £1,100 mark, typically top out at a capacity of 5,000mAh to 5,500mAh.
Packing such a huge battery into a slender 7.8mm frame gives the Honor 600 Pro a distinct, undeniable advantage, although once again we are jealous of our global neighbours, this time enjoying a 7,000mAh version of this device.
This high-density technology is designed to last for six years, ensuring the device remains reliable over a long ownership cycle.
Charging is equally efficient, with 80W wired Honor SuperCharge (powerbank permitting) and rapid 50W wireless charging both supported, alongside 27W reverse wired charging for topping up accessories or even other devices without breaking a sweat.
One minor drawback is the inclusion of a USB 2.0 port, which feels slightly anachronistic in a device aimed at 'prosumers'.
However, the 600 Pro establishes itself as the Sabastian Sawe of smartphones, offering a level of battery endurance and charging pace that leaves many other expensive flagships in the dust.
Honor 600 Pro UK pricing and availability
This is where we have to contend with the elephant in the room: the Honor 600 Pro launched on the 6th of May 2026 at a firmly flagship £899.99 for the 512GB model.
This pricing creates an interesting quandary within Honor's own lineup, sitting £200 above the original launch price of the Honor 400 Pro a year ago, and £300 above the standard Honor 600.
Furthermore, it is priced only £200 less than the Magic 8 Pro, which boasts a superior OLED screen and more advanced chipset for £1,099.
Add to that a swathe of keenly priced competition, and it gives a sense that Honor might have slightly priced themselves out of contention with the 600 Pro, although the tale of the tape suggest it's a device worth the cost.
However, current launch incentives for the 600 Pro change the value proposition dramatically, making this a real consideration for the early adopter crowd looking for a real bargain.
Firstly, the discount code A600PUK200 immediately takes the headline price for those buying directly from Honor down by £200 to £699.99.
Given that is what Samsung asks for a 12GB/512GB Galaxy A57, we are already talking about an incredibly strong price point for the 600 Pro's better camera and battery.
Next up is a selection of pack-in bundles of Choice accessories, serving as Honor's gateway to their wider ecosystem of products.
Option 1 includes a 1080p Honor Choice Projector Air Pro (image above, worth £249.99) and a 100W SuperCharge adapter.
Option 2 offers an Honor Choice AI Note taker (worth £130) and an Earbuds Clip alongside the same power adapter.
With the added security of also getting 12 months of screen protection and an additional year of warranty (worth £45), the package of up to almost £600 of incentives becomes hard to beat.
While it is a tough sell against rivals and its own siblings alike at full price, the combination of launch discounts and free gifts turns the Honor 600 Pro into an absolute steal for savvy early adopters.
Final verdict
The Honor 600 Pro is a really impressive phone is some key areas, exceling in areas where fully-fledged flagships often compromise.
It offers Android-powered Al smarts in an Apple-inspired form factor, a level of toughness and battery endurance rarely found in the premium market, and an impressively decent camera array for those with patience and a steady hand.
All these factors make the Honor 600 Pro a standout choice in the smartphone space, but only at the right price...which it happens to be right now!
